Newspaper databases
Factiva
provides up-to-date access to over 8,000 global and local newspapers including the full text of The Globe & Mail (from November 14, 1977), The Wall Street Journal, The New York Times, and The Washington Post. Factiva includes more than 6,500 magazines, 270+ newswires, including Dow Jones, Reuters and The Associated Press, transcripts from BBC, ABC, CBS, NBC and more than 20,000 Company Reports.
Canadian Newsstand
provides the fulltext of over 300 including the Windsor Star and the Toronto Globe and Mail. The database includes full access to the articles, columns, editorials and features published in each newspaper. Database content is updated daily. Some titles are restricted by a two or seven-day embargo period.
CPI.Q
The online version of the Canadian Periodical Index, CPI.Q contains a wealth of Canadian and international periodicals including The Globe and Mail, Maclean's, Canadian News Facts; and encyclopedic reference materials, such as the Canadian Parliamentary Guide and Canadian Newsmakers.
Regional Business News (U.S.)
provides fulltext coverage of 75 business journals, newspapers, and newswires from all metropolitan and rural areas within the United States.This database is updated on a daily basis.
Historic Newspaper Databases
The Globe and Mail 1844-2005
"Canada's Heritage From 1844" is the online full-page newspaper archive of The Globe from June 1844 to 2005. Coverage includes all the stories, plus thousands of images, advertisements, classifieds, political cartoons, births and deaths from more than 1.4 million pages dating back to the pre-confederation era.
The New York Times 1851-2006
This full-image archive brings you the entire historical run of The New York Times, the definitive voice of American journalism since 1851. The database delivers every page of every issue from cover to cover, with full-page and article images in downloadable PDF. Includes: Display and classified ads; Comics and cartoons; Photos, maps, graphics, etc.; Editorials and commentary; Unmatched journalistic breadth and depth; Fair, objective reporting; First-class literary criticism, and; In-depth coverage of science and politics.
Times Digital Archive 1785-1985
Researchers can search through the complete digital edition of The Times (London), using keyword searching and hit-term highlighting to retrieve full facsimile images of either a specific article or a complete page. The entire newspaper is captured with all articles, advertisements, and illustrations/photos divided into categories to facilitate searching.
Detroit Free Press 1831-1922
The Detroit Free Press published its first edition before Michigan entered statehood and when wild animals outnumbered the people living in the city. Its editor assigned a writer to walk the waterfront and record the shipping news each day, creating the first news “beat.” The Free Press also was the first U.S. newspaper to print a regular Sunday edition and the first to publish court testimony. It sent reporters to Civil War battlefields to describe the action, set up a Washington bureau to report on politics, and was the first American newspaper published in Europe when it began a London edition in 1881.
Historical Newspapers (ProQuest)
Includes access to the following U.S. national newspapers: New York Times 1851-2003, Wall Street Journal 1889-1989, Washington Post.
Includes access to the following U.S. regional newspapers: Christian Science Monitor 1908-1993, Los Angeles Times 1881-1985, Chicago Tribune 1849-1985, Boston Globe 1872-192, Atlanta Constitution 1868-1929, Hartford Courant 1764-1984, Chicago Defender 1909-1975. The database delivers every page of every issue from cover to cover, with full-page and article images in downloadable PDF. Includes: Display and classified ads; Comics and cartoons; Photos, maps, graphics, etc.
Waterloo Directory of English Newspapers and Periodicals, 1800-1900
The Waterloo Directory of English Newspapers and Periodicals, 1800-1900, is a subject-inclusive, language-inclusive bibliography of 50,000 publications, 48,000 personal names, 4,572 issuing bodies and 756 subjects.
OurOntario.ca Community Newspapers Collection
Digitized backfiles of Ontario community newspapers, including the Voice of the Fugitive, the Provincial Freeman, and over 20 other Essex County newspapers.
Newspapers of Essex County: Publishing Before 1960
A list of newspapers, with some bibliographic and publishing information, that were publishing in Essex County, Ontario before 1960.
Google News Archives
Scanned historical newspapers from around the world, including the Border Cities Star (1918-1935, incomplete), the Windsor Daily Star (1935-1959), and the Windsor Star (1959-1986). There are also some early Michigan papers, e.g. the Detroit Gazette (1817-1830, incomplete).
Current Newspapers at Leddy
The following newspapers can be found in Leddy Library's Reading Lounge:
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